折衝樽俎
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]to repulse an enemy; to negotiate | banquet table; cups and stands | ||
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trad. (折衝樽俎) | 折衝 | 樽俎 | |
simp. (折冲樽俎) | 折冲 | 樽俎 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄣ ㄗㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhéchongzunzǔ
- Wade–Giles: chê2-chʻung1-tsun1-tsu3
- Yale: jé-chūng-dzwūn-dzǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerchongtzuentzuu
- Palladius: чжэчунцзуньцзу (čžɛčunczunʹczu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zit3 cung1 zeon1 zo2
- Yale: jit chūng jēun jó
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzit8 tsung1 dzoen1 dzo2
- Guangdong Romanization: jid3 cung1 zên1 zo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːt̚³ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]折衝樽俎
- (literally) to stop the enemy at the banquet table
- (figurative) to get the better of an enemy during diplomatic functions